| 单词 | prolong |
| 释义 | prolong verbadverb➤significantly显著延长▸➤indefinitely无限延长◆might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?有可能无限延长寿命吗？➤artificially人为延长▸➤deliberately故意延长◆doctors commented that some patients deliberately prolong their treatment.医生说有些病人故意延长治疗时间。➤unnecessarily没有必要地延长◆we do not want to prolong the meeting unnecessarily.我们不想不必要地延长开会时间。prolong /prəlɒŋ; name prəlɔːŋ, prəlɑːŋ/ [transitive] (rather formal) to make sth last longer延长⋯的期限（或寿命）◆the operation could prolong his life by two or three years.这次手术可使他多活两三年。◆don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing sth) －just tell us who won!别卖关子了 － 快说谁赢了！ ➡ see also prolonged → long adj. note 辨析 extend or prolong? extend is used especially in business contexts. * extend 尤用于商务语境◆to extend a deadline / an overdraft / a trip / a visa / a right / a mandate延长截止期限；提供透支；延长旅行／签证／权利／任期 prolong is more often used to talk about making experiences last longer. * prolong 较多指延长经历◆to prolong your stay / visit / life / survival / agony / misery延长你的逗留时间／访问／生命／生存时间／痛苦／不幸prolong/prəˈlɒŋ; us -ˈlɔ:ŋ ||; prəˈlɔŋ/verb [t] to make sth last longer 延长；拖延；使维持更久 prolongsee ⇨ long 12 pro·long /prə`lɔŋ; prəˈlɒŋ/v [t]to make something continue for longer 延长，拖长:◇having your car serviced regularly prolongs its life. 定期把你的汽车送去维修能延长其使用寿命。 |
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